Parents' perceptions of morbidities and some functional abilities in people with down syndrome in Morocco.

Objective: This study aimed to assess parental perceptions of morbidity and certain functional abilities in people with Down syndrome (DS) and their variability according to age and sex in Morocco.

Material And Methods: A retrospective and analytical survey was conducted between May 2014 and November 2017, and addressed to the parents of 279 individuals with DS, including 161 boys (57.7%) aged 1-40 years.

Biodemographic Characteristics of Children with Down Syndrome, Their Siblings, and Their Parents in Moroccan Population.

Objective: In this study, we present the results of biodemographic characteristics of households and associated factors with Down syndrome (DS) birth in Morocco.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective survey between 2014 and 2017 addressed to 277 families with 925 siblings and at least one child with DS (279 with DS). The data are collected using a standardized questionnaire in Marrakech-Safi region.

Bio-demographic characteristics of households and risk factors for Down Syndrome in Morocco.

Background: The most studied risk factors for Down Syndrom (DS) were: region of residence, exposure to chemicals, parents' education level, cigarette and alcohol use by father or mother or both, and oral contraceptive (OC) use.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare certain variables considered as risk factors on DS such as parental age at birth, OC use, child's sex, and rank of birth between children with DS and their siblings without DS as well as to determine the socio-bio-demographic characteristics of the families studied compared with the general Moroccan population.

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 277 families with 925 siblings and at least one child with DS (279 with DS) between 2014 and 2017.

Characteristics of Menarcheal Age, Menstrual Hygiene and Socio-Demographic Factors in Girls with Down Syndrome in Morocco.

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of menarcheal age, menstrual hygiene and their associated socio-demographic factors in girls with Down syndrome (DS) in Morocco. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2014 and November 2017, including 59 parents/guardians of girls with Down syndrome aged 9-32 years. Data were collected through a standardized questionnaire providing information about socio-demographic and cultural conditions of parents, nutritional status and some functional abilities of girls.

Prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhea among a population of adolescent's schoolgirls (Morocco).

Unlabelled: Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynaecological problem among young females. In Arabic countries, few studies on gynaecological problems of adolescent's girls were published.

Objective: the aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and associated factors among adolescents in public schools at Marrakesh.

[Association between physical activity level, body mass index and body fat mass in young people of school age in the Wilaya of Marrakesh (Morocco)].

Introduction: Physical activity is a good indicator of health state and well-being. The purpose of this study is to assess physical activity level and to study its association with body mass index and body fat mass in young people of school age in the Wilaya of Marrakech.

Methods: A sample of 1173 young people of school age (aged 15- 20 years) was recruited in the city of Marrakech (urban area) and in the Al Haouz Province (rural area).

Lifestyle and Sociodemographic and Economic Characteristics of Patients with Lung Cancer in Morocco.

Background: Lifestyle maintenance is a crucial condition before and after lung cancer disease. According to the previous research in the scientific databases, the effect of the interaction between socioeconomic and demographic factors on the lifestyle of lung cancer patients in Southern Morocco regions remains unexamined. Accordingly, this study was designed to examine the relationship between socioeconomic factors, demographic factors, and the lifestyle of lung cancer patients.

Self-Esteem and HIV Infection in Morocco: Associated Factors Among People Living with HIV-Results from a Community-Based Study.

People living with HIV (PLHIV) face specific issues regarding mental quality of life (QoL), in particular self-esteem. The objective of this study was to measure self-esteem and to identify associated factors among PLHIV in Morocco. A 125-item questionnaire was administered to 300 PLHIV.

Factors associated with HIV status disclosure to one's steady sexual partner in PLHIV in Morocco.

The objective of the present study was to determine the factors independently associated with disclosure of seropositivity to one's steady sexual partner in people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are recipients of services provided by Association de Lutte Contre le Sida, a Moroccan community-based organization (CBO) working on AIDS response. Between May and October 2011, 300 PLHIV were interviewed about their sociodemographic and economic characteristics, their sexual life and disclosure of their serostatus to their friends, family and to their steady sexual partner. A weighted logistic regression was used to study factors associated with serostatus disclosure to one's steady sexual partner.

[Obstetric care: Supply and demand care in three valleys of the western High Atlas region of Morocco (Anougal, Azgour and Imnane)].

This article analyses the data of an exhaustive retrospective survey of maternal morbidity among 656 women from 3 valleys of the Western High Atlas mountains of Morocco who gave birth within the previous 5 years and from the obstetric register of the hospital providing obstetric care in the study area. This analysis reveals a very large gap between the prevalence of symptoms of maternal morbidity recorded in the High Atlas valleys we studied and those measured on a regional and national scale. Only a minority of women have either prenatal or postnatal care, and delivery in a medically monitored environment is uncommon.